APHA's Get Ready campaign helps Americans prepare themselves, their families and their communities for all disasters and hazards, including pandemic flu, infectious disease, natural disasters and other emergencies.

When it’s time to change your clocks because of daylight saving time, use it as a reminder to check your preparedness kit to make sure your emergency stockpile isn’t missing any items and that the food hasn’t expired. APHA’s Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign is reminding people to refresh their emergency supplies before a disaster occurs.

Share our infographicOur infographic is a great tool to let people know about the importance of checking and replenishing their stockpiles. Read and share the infographic

Spread the word!Social media is a great way to let people know about the importance of replenishing or building a stockpile. Use these sample tweets on your Twitter account, or create your own using the #clocksstocks hashtag.

You can also share the preparedness message by sending a letter or email to your community partners.

A how-to guide for high school students interested in taking on preparedness activities at school or in their community.

Download the English or Spanish PDF of project kit and plan an event at your school! (See this related resource: Camera-ready Word article)

Share one of our social media images
Send one of our graphics to someone you care about to remind them to check their emergency stockpile. Check them out!

Food Drive Toolkit: Help your community be prepared for disasters: Hold a food drive!

Did you know that food banks play an important role during disasters? Unfortunately, disasters can't be predicted in advance. That's why it's critical that food banks stay fully stocked year-round. Make sure your community is ready for emergencies by holding a food drive!